Tyler Cox Walk-Off Granny

After blowing a three-run lead in the top of the ninth to go down by one, in part due to an error by shortstop Tyler Cox, the Hoosiers defeated Penn State, 11-8, when Cox belted a grand slam homer with one out in the bottom of the frame.

Penn State had beaten Indiana all five times they had previously played this season.

Indiana will meet Purdue on Saturday at 3:35 p.m., airing on the Big Ten Network. If they win that one, they’ll have to play again Saturday night against Michigan. And because of the double elimination format, a Sunday game is in the works if the Hoosiers are to vie for the conference title.

IU’s ninth-inning rally came off of Nittany Lions’ closer Drew O’Neill, who was in his third inning of work. O’Neill entered the game with a 0.71 ERA and 11 saves in 25 appearances.

In Friday’s opener, Josh Phegley went 4-for-4 with two home runs and six RBIs to lead the Hoosiers to a 14-7 win over Illinois. Tyler Tufts went the distance on the mound.

OMG GREATEST GAME EVER!!! I thought we were done in the top of the 9th, well, first I thought we had it, but then I thought we were done. That PSU pitcher had been lights out the entire year, .071 ERA. Then our #9 hitter comes through!

LOL it was great walking out and telling the Purdoo fans “see you tomorrow”! All of them were rooting for PSU and being the obnoxious people they are, it just made the granny that much better!